Gretha Helberg

"Spiritual art, which is ALL true creative art, fills the senses and soul with a being, life beyond our own. Part of God’s creation, yet reflecting it in a new way, one that takes our imaginations and passions into new places. For real artists are explorers. We find, search, out there. Not inward. We need to create, but it must have purpose, for all."

I am passionate about life and try to portray life's beauty in my art. One only live life once, make the best of it!

I love photography, printmaking and painting in oil on canvas. I absolutely adore nature, especially the sea. When I am near the sea, I get inspired to paint.

I usually jump in my car and take a ride out to some of the best beaches in the world, here just 40km from Hopefield, in the West Coast. I love the West Coast National Park near Langebaan, as well as St Helena Bay and Paternoster. All this places inspire me to take photographs and to paint.

I prefer to paint from memory, but my own photographs help me when I need to see how something actually look.

I am open for any commission work.

1993, Sept:
Completed a year course in printmaking at De Wijk Art studio in Hartbeespoort, my former art teacher, Braam van Wyk’s studio. Here I learned all the aspects of printmaking, such as hard ground etching, aquatint, collography, screen printing, tilography and other techniques.

1995 – 97:
Obtained a BA (Art Direction) degree at the PU for CHE (now North West University). History of Art and Graphic Design were the main subjects.

2008, Oct:
Completed a course in hard ground etching, soft ground etching and aquatint at the Ruth Prowse School of Art, Woodstock, Cape Town.

2009, March:
Completed a 2-day course in cement sculpturing at Eve’s place in Gordon’s Bay, Cape Town.

2009, July:
Completed a 1 day workshop in lino-cutting by Theo Paul Vorster at the Rust-en-Vrede Art Gallery, Durbanville, Cape Town.

2009:
Attended informal art classes in oil painting at the late Jan Visser’s studio in Paternoster.

2009-2010:
Attended informal ceramic sculpture classes at Dianne Heesom-Greene’s studio, “Stonefish Gallery” in Paternoster.

2011-2012
Attended weekly pottery classes at Laura Lee’s pottery studio in Jacobs Bay.

2014, May:
Attended a 5-day portraiture workshop presented by Willie Jacobs, well k...

1994:
Exhibited, as part of a group exhibition, at the Rendezvoux Art Gallery in Hartbeespoort.

2007, Oct:
Exhibited as part of a group exhibition at Portchie’s “Fresh Talent” exhibition at his gallery in Pretoria.

2010, Aug:
Were invited by “Die Kunshuys”, Clanwilliam to be part of a group exhibition for the annual Flower Festival.

2010, Sept:
Were invited by Anthea Delmotte to exhibit, as part of a group exhibition, at her gallery, Anthea Delmotte Gallery, in Piketberg.

2013, March:
Exhibit my art and photography at the KKNK.

2013, May:
Exhibit at SASA’s (South African Society of Artists) Members 1 Exhibition

2013, Aug:
Exhibit at SASA’s (South African Society of Artists) Members 2 Exhibition

2013, Oct:
Exhibit at SASA’s 107th Annual Exhibition at Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town.

2014, Jan:
Exhibit as part of a group exhibition at D-Street gallery in Stellenbosch.

2014, March:
I held my first solo exhibition, "Moments" at the national arts festival, KKNK in Oudtshoorn.

2014, July:
Exhibited at Art.b Gallery in Bellville as part of a group exhibition, called “TINY TREASURES”.

2014, Aug:
Exhibited at “This is me” exhibition at Art on Track, Calitzdorp.

2014, Sept: Exhibited at Art Xp...